Although the signs are abundant, there are only four active groups in the city.

"There are over 54,000 residents in Sanford and there's only four active groups,” said PJ Clark, a future volunteer. “That was shocking. But we'll be number five.”

Police Chief Cecil Smith is revamping the program and held this meeting to ask residents to get involved. Changes include background checks for neighborhood watch captains, required training and communication with the police department.

There were talks to ban volunteers from carrying guns, but that proposal was scrapped for fear that it would infringe upon second amendment rights.

"Neighborhood watch is not about someone carrying a firearm and going out and approaching someone,” Smith said. “We are adamant you should not approach an individual, you should not follow an individual."

Smith didn't reference the George Zimmerman case directly, but he did question the overall organization of the various neighborhood watch programs when he first arrived.

"We're trying to make something completely different from a mess," Smith said.

"If they're licensed to carry, they're licensed to carry and that should not be restricted," the founder of the Well Armed Woman said.

The chief agreed.

"We're not asking anyone to take their second amendment, or their concealed weapons rights away from them," Smith said.

“If someone wants to carry a firearm that's their prerogative,” said Wanda Chandler, a neighborhood watch volunteer. “They have to have a permit of course. I've been doing this seven years and never felt the need."

Smith still insists vigilance and a cellphone are the best crime-fighting weapons.

"If you see something, hear something, say something, call us and let us do the job we're paid for," he said.

BETWEEN $70 AND $100 THUNDERSHOWERS. THE FAIR IS SET TO OPEN ON THURSDAY. A CITY ANNOUNCED ANONYMOUS WITH ONE OF THE MOST INFAMOUS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN HISTORY IS REVAMPING RULES A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN THEY INTRODUCED NEW RULES. IF CHIEF HELD A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT ABOUT IT. YES, BUT THEY DIDN'T MENTION GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S NAME DURING THAT MEETING BUT HE WAS SORT OF AN ELINSTANT THE ROOM. WHILE THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HIM THEY TALKED ABOUT FIREARMS AND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEERS, THE CHIEF WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW YOU DON'T NEED A FIREARM TO PREVENT CRIME. DRIVE-THROUGH -- DRIVE THROUGH MANY SANFORD ENABLEDS AND YOU'LL SEE MANY OF THESE SIGN, WHILE THE SIGNS ARE ABUNDANT IN REALITY THERE ARE FOUR ACTIVE GROUPS IN THE CITY. 54,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF SANFORD AND FOUR ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS GOING ON, THAT WAS SHOCKING, BUT, WE'LL BE NUMBER 5, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE NUMBER FIVE. POLICE CHIEF CECIL SMITH IS REVAMPING THE PROGRAM AND HOLING THIS MEETING TO ASK RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED. INCLUDE BACKGROUND CHERKS REQUIRED TRAINING AND COMMUN QUATION THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE TALKS TO BAN VOLUNTEERS FROM CARRYING A GUN. BUT THAT PROPOSAL WAS SCRAPPED IN FEAR IT WOULD INFRINGE UPON SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THE CHIEF SAYS NOW HE'S ONLY RECOMMENDING IT. SOMEBODY WANTS TO CARRY, YOU KNOW, A FIREARM, THAT'S THEIR PREROGATIVE. IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A PERMIT, OF COURSE. BUT I DON'T THINK, I MEAN IT IS NOT NECESSARY. A I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS AND NEVER FELT THE NEED. THE CHIEF SAYS THE BEST TOOL TO PREVENT CRIME IS A CELL PHONE BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH EVERY PHONE NOWADAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE A PICTURE OR A VIDEO. THE CHIEF IS HOPING TO IMPLEMENT HIS PROGRAM IN JANUARY. REPORTING LIVE IN SANFORD,